The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-08
The Darlington .Ne,us says %.

some time past tne AWlly OF iuI. " ~
Newell, who lives about three miles from Z
Lamar, have been unacconntaEly and 4
seriously sick. Thinking, at last that Il
the water they were drinking might sbe
the cause of the trouble, Mr.. Newell had
his we'll cleaned out, when there waS
brought to the surface "a package care.
fully tied up and containing certain Sub; cS s
stances which physician pronounced aus u
poisonous. Mr.. Newell thinks thefe
no doubt that this package was placed In
his we'll by some malicious person with a' 81
view to exterminating the whole family 81
but who it was that committed such .a
diabolical act has not yeS been discov
cred. Since the remoya, Of the package. 8
the whole family have recovered; andS
Mr.. Newell has taken steps to preyent ae|
recurrence of this dastardly outrage BY q q
placing his we'll under lockand key, & 81 |
"A very sad double suicide "a
or suicide and murder, occurred In Ney.
York several days ago. Mn. Mslufis;
R. W. Payne and her daughter Vic iss &
Anna M. Payne, were found dead il bed & Z
on Friday evening. They were lying
side by side and had evidently died 3
each others arms. Several let tteia were
found stating that they were without
friends, and that they had determined :to
die. 1t is thought that they both took
laudanum, and that then lying down ths5l
mother severed The artery in her daugh +
ter's arm and then cut the artery il her
own arm. Mrs. Payne is said TO have
been insane. Il
= The reserve power lying in 9 negroes
head and neck is we'll known, but tneyere
was it shown so clearly as on one evening
last week. "A pair Of mules hitched oia
load of lumber became unruly and refna
ed to pull. The negro driver tried curses
and threats, and whip, and kicks to,pt
purpose, when finally, overcome by Ia
he lowered his head in approved sbi
goat fashion and let drive we'll directed
series Of butts at the head of his princ5A
pal tormentor. Overcome by the stzaDga
and unaccustomed mode Of warfare, ths
mule at once succumbed and became
perfectly manageable 7Gmmonspss.s Lr
mer's Friend.
The Hampton Guardian says =
Greed Glover, colored, who lived IN the
Black Creek section, was cutting timber
down on Briar Branch, q; tributskl
Black Greek, and was alone. AS he
not put in an appearance at the mn
hour search revealed his dead Bsd
under a towering pine tree, which ehsdI,
commenced to cut, and from which adr
limb had fallen on his head and instant
ly killed him. It's most remarkabld
fact that his skull was no. crushed, bui
the blood gushed from his nose and
mouth, showing how severe the coacu9
sion must have been."
- The establishment OF the Cafolina
spoke and handle factory mas opened
market for the finest woods around thi
section and tae farmers are turning ths
opportunity to advantage. At the facte
ry yesterday fifty wagon loads Of oaIs saa
hickory were delivered, for which CalsoE
Brothers paid out s125.-C Caarlote sssop}I. b!
ick.
- On Wednesday afternoon about
2 80 o'clock Miss Eugenia McKinnie.
young lady Of Aiken County, waa Killed g
by lightning. She had been standing
under tree by the side Of the road, w
was on her way to the wagon Whe1 -
fatal fash came upon her and ended
life. She was 10 year of age. 1
The English steamer Madrid issup:
posed to have been lost with all on board
consisting OF Captain Matthew Garrison,
and crew of twenty-five men. he|
vessel has not been heard from since skS3
left Norfolk, June 18th. with phosp
for Liverpool. She was valued OF 500
600, including cargo.
"A girl can tell whether che .Seal
loves young man or not by anaIyzin
hor opinion Of his actions. Hshe thinM|
he acts like q fool it isprobable that s5e|
doesn't love him. If she loves him s
rather likes to have him act like 8 Eocl: 8
One Of the finest qualities in . human!
being is that nice sense of delicacy
renders it impossible for him eysra6 6
an intruder ora bore. A